Work-Life Balance Test: work, family, health and social life

This interactive test covers work, time, sleep, eating, physical activity, screens, social life, support, conflict, guilt, rumination, pleasure, connections and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example Work If, during your time off, you set aside everything to do with your work, without “just checking in.” If you stop at the time you had planned, without stretching out your working day. Time If, when someone close to you asks for an evening together, you set a date soon and stick to it. If, even in a very busy period, you keep a moment with nothing planned in your schedule. Sleep If, when you wake up, the tiredness built up the day before has faded away overnight. If, when you wake up, your energy level is closer to exhaustion or to full energy. Eating If, even when time is short, you have a proper lunch rather than a pastry. If, throughout the day, you remember to drink water, even at busy times. Physical activity If exercise or long walks are part of your weeks right now. If you walk outside, in a park or a forest, long enough to get some fresh air. Screens If, on your days off, your work things stay put away until you go back. If you spend evenings with the people close to you, with no screens or notifications. Social life If, at a big, crowded table, you find your place in the conversation. If people around you keep in touch without your having to chase them. Support If, when things are bad, you stay in touch with the people close to you rather than withdrawing. If, the last time things were bad, someone in your family checked in on you without your having to ask. Conflict If, when an argument breaks out at a family meal, you stay in the room to help calm things down. If, when something weighs on you, you say so at the dinner table that same evening. Guilt If time spent reading in your armchair leaves you feeling that you used your time well. If, in a typical week, you give time to what you feel like doing. Rumination If, when you wake up in the middle of the night, you go back to sleep without going over the list of what you have due. If, in the evening, you take a moment to write, meditate or take stock. Pleasure If your instrument, your notebook or your bike gets used instead of gathering dust. If you draw, write or make things with your hands, just for the pleasure of it. Connections If the people close to you can see you without having to plan it long in advance. If you were there for the last birthday, the last farewell and the last important meal. Readiness to change If what you have just described weighs on your daily life. If you want to change the way you function day to day.